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FBI Special Agent Amy Hess has been promoted to executive assistant director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch at the bureau’s headquarters.

By Steve Neavling Ticklethewire.com

Amy Hess, who served as special agent in charge of the FBI’s Louisville Division for the past two years, is taking a job at FBI headquarters in Washington D.C., making her one of the highest-ranking women in the bureau.

Hess joined the bureau in 1991, joining the Kansas City field office. From there, she served a variety of important roles, from assistant special agent in charge of the Phoenix Field Office and on-scene commander of the FBI’s counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan to chief of staff in the National Security Branch to special agent charge of the Memphis Field office.

Amy Hess, a 26-year veteran of the FBI, will be the new special agent in charge of the Louisville office beginning in October.

The Lexington Herald Leader reports she will be replacing the current head of the office, Howard S. Marshall, who is headed to FBI headquarters to become deputy assistant director of the Cyber Division.

Hess’ most recent assignment was executive assistant director of the Science and Technology Branch of the FBI. She has worked with the bureau since 1991.

A Louisville man is accused of threatening to blow up an unidentified building and has been arrested, the FBI announced.

Agents arrested Robert Paul Cardwell, 30, while working with the FBI’s Detroit Division.

The FBI released the following statement:

SAC Howard S. Marshall announced today the arrest of Robert Paul Cardwell on Tuesday April 7, 2015 by FBI Agents in Louisville, KY without incident. The arrest was made in coordination with the Detroit Division of the FBI. Cardwell is charged with 18 U.S.C. 844(e), Threatening to Maliciously Destroy Building by Explosive Device.

Investigators declined to release more information or discuss the nature of the alleged bomb threat.

Perrye K. Turner, who most recently served as special agent in charge of the Louisville office, has been named as head of the FBI’s Houston division, Fox 26 reports.

Turner started with the FBI in 1991 and was first assigned to the Birmingham Division, Huntsville Resident Agency, and in 1995, the New Orleans Division, Monroe Resident Agency, where he worked criminal investigative matters.

In 1999, he was promoted to supervisory special agent in the Criminal Investigation Division at FBI headquarters and worked in the Drug Section, Mexican/Criminal Syndicates Unit.

In 2001, he became a field supervisor and was assigned to the Jackson Division’s Criminal Enterprise Squad. While in Jackson, he later worked in the FieldIntelligence Group in August 2004.

In August 2005, he was named assistant special agent in charge in the Memphis Division.

Turner also served as deputy assistant director of the Information Technology Engineering Division at FBI headquarters.